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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

NJ doubt il Miil w sound Fo.icy to
build Il court house IL l.enisfown
within the next Two years. In that
time l.evi.town will have doubled
it, population and attained size
to guarantee prrmancncy regardless
al any railroad projects through 1h'
basin that would cut her out. Should
tLc mines at Maiden reach present
expectations. thair product would u
a great comsidcra ion for any Railroad
company. which would rec, s~itate APP
proachin. he judith range rs closely
a. possible. In that ease II line from
the Northern Pacific would pas
through or very close TO Lewlst own.
However. a decade may eiapse before
a railroad enters the basin. Ii would
be unwi,e to spend public moneys III
rentals for offices for any great length
oi time; The money so expended would
soon build It court house.
I.ewistown has beautiful location,
on the banks OF Big Spring creek. II
: ream that excites the wonder and
admiration of all who look upon it
for the first time. 1t j. a. clear as
cry stall can be used for all domestic
purposes. it never freezes over. it,
/ rapid descent affords an i,nnen-e
water power, while ii is capable oi
| irrigating thousands of acres of land.
The main creek i, twenty miles in
length, with an average of forty feet
in width for its whole length. and
contains the same volume of water
the year round. which would averag,
three feet in depth if not more.
With all these natural advantage
LeWistown should enjoy "A steady and
healthy growth. But ourcitizcnS MUS,
not trust to these forces alone. Public
spirit, enterprise and concentration OF
endeavor will hasten our progress and
rebound to our ultimate benefit.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

How to build up n town, how to
make it grow rapidly. are questions
that have agitatei the minds Oi
citizens of every berg in the United
! States. Some have been doomed by
| owners Of the townsite, on "A specula-
ton. Others have grown from advan-
tages OF railroad communication,
natural location, or the aid OF manu-
facturing, miningand other enterprises.
some have enjoyed IA mushroom
growth, nouri>hed for a time. and then
become almost depopulated. Rival
towns have sprung up to contest Tor
trade or the honors of county seat,
and il has resulted in survival OF
the strongest.
How about Lewistown? 1t has
never been bOoiOed; no capitalist
seems to be anxious about it's growth;
yet in three years it has sprung from
nothing TO a town of some preten-
tions, unaided and unheralded. This
is because of its natural and central
location. 1t is situated mt about the
centre of Fergus county, which Is l2o
miles in length by IS miles in width,
containing over 5000 square miles.
It is in the heart OF an agricultural,
grazing and mining region, taken as Il
whole, unsurpassed in the territory.
Ma.. l.,,,I I..,,,.v fol ,,,E sapU,,e
by actual settlers than in any other
county in the territory, and they are
an Industrious. thrifty cl as, who have
come to stay.
The population OF Fergus county
now numbers over three Thousand
and the coming spring will witness
the arrival OF people in search OF
homes and business locations With
our central location, tributary coun-
try, and the prestige OF county-seat,
should it not inspire Us to individual
effort to advance the growth of Lewis
town? We greatly need "a few men of
capital, energy and enterprise. We
will grow without them. but our pro-
gress will be slow. Still, those of mod
crate means could do much to advance
the interests OF our town it systematic,
earnest effort was made.
The out side world must know our
needs and the openings for business.
This can be done through correspond
ence as well as through the press.
Practical mill men should be urged to
come here and look at our water
power, and il possible, prevailed upon
to purchase the present plant and put
in machinery. Ii impracticable then
to learn wherein it lies. Our ranch
men can advance this project quicker
than anyone else by raising flour
wheat. Chicken feed will never erect
mill on Spring creek.
Steps should be taken i'm the near
future, towards the erection OF IA new
school building. one that will he a
credit to the town and county. There
is no other thing in which the people
of White sulphur Springs takes so
much ~. ~ a. il. ;heir new school
building. Recently completed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10
-, a. I-S3. oO $40 600 of this land

close of lss3; 2O. 800. 900 of this land
was granted to the Northern Pacific
railroad, and the railroad has sur
vcyed. up tn December. 1883. 5,1l6.-
600 acres. The total valuation OF
property assessed for taxation IL III
creased rom S2I.o4O, SOC in 1881. to
.s55.OTj;.s1l i'm 1856. The rate of
taxation is about ) mills on the
dollar. but these estimates do not
embrace the mining dirtricts Of the
territory. which are exempt from tax
alton under the law, nor does it in
clule Il thousand miles of railroad in
successful operation. II is fair to
conclude that the total valuation Of
asse-Sable property ut this time Is not
lar from one hundred million dollars.
The total exports from Montana III
lsS5 amounted to S26, 4W.WO con
si-tins oil gold. silver. copper, lead.
beef aud wool. which includes 10000
head OF beef cattle and 6,WO.WO
pounds of wool. There are twenty
eight banking houses in the territory.
and thirty-one newspapers. school
houses and churches are to be found
wherever the country has been settled.
The people are generally wealthy. ener-
getic aud intelligent, and the remark
ably rapid increase Of population and
property during the last six years
leaves scarcely any room to doubt
that the peoplcof Montana are amply
able to establish and maintaina state
government without imposing on them
solves unnecessary and heavy tax
alton. They memorialize congress for
admission, and are willing to assume
the responsibilities of statehood.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10
Montana Statehood.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 Especial to the
Pioneer Press.l The committee on
territories, in reporting the amend
meut to the Washington territory bill,
giving Montana the rights of state
hood. made very fine showing for
the latter territory. The committee
was not compelled, as in the case OF
Washington. To takea part of another
territory in order to secure sufficient
population to make up full quota
for IL member of congress, but found
easily, by the election results of the
last two years. that MontaDa contains
to-day i'm the neighborhood OF 10, 900
inhabitants, which, by the time the
enabling act would he completed Mt
the present rate OF increase. would
grow to at least 100000. Some OF
the more important conclusions ofthe
committee are rs follows:
No census has been taken since $50,
but the rapid increase in the popula-
ton can he determined by the votes
east at elections held for electing dele
gates to congress in 1881 and 1856.
These tables by the usual calculations
would give Montana Isl ,i12 pOpula-
ton. and when We take into consider
alton the large non-voting population
OF the territory engaged in mining at
places remote from voting precincts.
and also the large number OF persons
who have not resided in the territory
long enough To become citizens, it
would seem that Montana contains
"A larger population than the ratio of
population in congress. With n thOus-
and miles OF additional railroads UNI
der const ruction, every town of
importance in the territory will have
within year ample railroad facilities.
and it is easy to conceive the impetus
that such an expenditure OF money
will give to business. as well as the
easy and cheap mode OF conveyance
given to emigrants seeking new fields
of enterprise. The committees figures
give the total area of Montana in
square miles at Lib, ..6. or y20.Oi6,-
600 acres. The number of acres, ex-
elusive OF the Indian and military
reservations, is 81 ,i42 900, of which
4" -" ~" -. ----------~1 ~ the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

The lower house of congress has
passed two bills that will take from
S25.OOO,OOO to $50, DOC, 900 annually
out of the Treasury. One of them
gives pension of Sl2 month to
every soldier of the late war who is
dependent upon his own labor for
support The other gives "A pension of
SO IA month to every man who in any
way participated in the war with
Mexico. should these bills pass the
Senateand become a law, the treasury
will not begroaning undera surplusage
OF cart wheel dollars. There is faint
suspicion that both parties are lesis-
lating for the soldier vote rather than
from motives of justice and patriot
ism
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

The deficiency in appropriations for
the surveyor generals office. unless il
is supplied, will cause great hardship
to those set tiers who have taken .ul
homes on lands. the survey of which
has not been approved. Last summer
Mr.. stafford surveyed seven townships,
not one OF which has been approved.
nor even examined, we believe, for
want of help in the surveyor generals
office AT Helena. On these seven town
ships there are ut least 600 settlers,
who are greatly Inconvenience by the
delay. This is in Fergus county only.
while II similar state OF affairs exists
in nearly every countyin the territory
II is to be hoped that Surveyor Gen
eral Greene will he successful in obtain
ing an appropriation for his office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

The strong appeal made by Surveor
General Greene by letter, and the per-
sonal solicitation of Delegate Toole,
will likely result in deficiency appro-
priation for that office in Montana.
Something should be done soon, as the
surveyors who had the contracts for
the field work are paying per cent. a
month for means to pay their men,
and no provision is made for making
up the field notes as they are turned
in. The work on those notes already
is also greatly retarded. There will
be a demand for these lands as soon
as the immigration season sets in, and
the development of the territory will
in measure be held back. = indie
pendent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10
The Park Expedition.

Lieut.. Schwatka sends the following
to the New York World in relation to
his expedition: "A Northern Pacific
railroad special. with three engines and
one SNOW pillow, bucked snow for six
days to get to Cinnabar to relieve the
World expedition. The snow is about
six to eight feet deep in the Park. The
winter effects are splendid. The road
had to be abandoned in many places,
and Alpine climbing on snowshoe-
along the mountain side was Sub,ti-
tuted. II is a winter Unprecedented for
is still in the park. Lieut.. Schwatka
has returned East.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

policy oi this nation to make no prep
aration for war, but to rely upon her
marvellous resources when the encr-
cency arose. This would operate iii s-
astrorsly in maritime warfare. War
vessels aud heavy ordnance are not
quickly made---ome OF the larger guns
requiring two year oi lnre~~ani labor
20 complete them. Ii mouth-work
could destroy an English ileet. -ena
tor ingalls, should be pat in supreme
command. in ease of war.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

Fort Benton is not aroused to any
over the variety show and concert
hall agitation. immortality OF that
particular species does not prevail
here.-River Press. There are num-
Der OF country towns that can say the
same.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

American statesmen should not
froth and buster about war over the
fishery dispute until We are enabled to
boast OF some kind of a navy. Three
English men-of-war could annihilate
our present fleet and destroy our
acipal coast cities. II has been the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

Azei Ames has retired from, the
editorial chair OF the Live stock
journal and is succeeded by Leslie
Sulgrovc, of Helena. Mr.. Sulgrove is
an able writer and will, doubtless
place the Journal among the first Of
stock papers in the Northwest.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

senator stanford, of California, is
worth fifty millions, and senator
Hearst of the same State is worth
forty millions. Craftsmanship out
there is spelled StatesmanShip.-East-
ern Ex
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

Councilman Kennedy has introduced
an estray bill i'll the Council There is
great need OF some law of the kind
and there should he a provision for
the taking up OF stock which are at the
point ofdeath, from exposureand hun
ger, the owner to pay a reasonable sum
for the expense incurred thereby.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

The Dakota legislature has passed
Il resolution for the appointment OF n
committee to confer with the Mon
tana authorities in relation to meas
ures to prevent the spread OF pleuro-
pneumonia.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

A theatrical company is visiting
railroad towns playing 'The Hidden
Hand" The star holds the queen
while the rest of the company play
the duce." Ia the meantime the trea s.
urer skips out with the pot" 1t is II
.'heart" rending piece.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

Boston Corbett. the man who shot
Wilkes Booth, the assassin OF Presi-
dent Lincoln, is now an Assistant
Doorkeeper in the Kansas Legislature.
He lives in "A due-out in Cloud County,
and is very poor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

Miss Van Zandt has been offered
S3,OOOper week to appear in a Chicago
dime museum. God save the living
skeleton or the dog-faced man should
she accept the proposition.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

This snow reminds us OF the remark
the old lady made when she saw the
ocean for the first time: "Well. now:
1 am glad for once in my life to see
something which there is enough OF"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

Three comets are now sky-larking
around in the ETHEREAL blue. We trust
they will come in contact with each
other soon and cause II friction that
will warm up the lower atmosphere.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

Helena people are going To give GOV
ernor Leslie Il warm reception. y
Chinook has been ordered Tor the
occasion.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

Miss Van Zandt says Spies calls her
"Neen-ya," which she says il correct.
Most people call her idiot, which Is
also correct.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

They say that Governor Leslie is u
most worthy old fossil and that he
will make Montana his perllanen;
abiding place.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

This is Queen N.ctoria's year oi
Jubilee. 1t viii end in a ''lainboree' If
her subjects don't quit fishing on our
side of the pond.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

occasion.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09
An Ancient Town.

A recent Washington dispatch says the assertion is made in a petition recently received by the commissioner of the Land Office that the oldest settlement in the United States is Tubac, in Ari- zona. The Probate Judge of the county applied at the local Land Office to have q quarter section added to the present township site, "for the reason," as the petition states, that the above portion of land contains nearly all of the residence portion and the princi- pal buildings of the town, includ- ing the church, burying-ground, and historical and other as5ocia- tions connected with the town, the same being highly prized by the inhabitants, the town being the third oldest in the United States, its history running back to 1539." The petition then states that, by some oversight of the United States surveyor who laid out the
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09
A Strange Freak.

During the recent roundup in Tonto Basin, among the cattle driven in for branding was strange monstrosity in the shape of yearling heifer, bearing the head of a bear adorned wiih in cipient horns. The animal was not over two feet in height owing to the shortness of its legs, which terminated in peculiar shaped hoofs which were split like those of other bovine animals. Each hoof was about five inches long and was formed of two parts, the outer one being nearly two inches longer than the inner. In other respects the brute seemed to be perfect, with the exception of the hair, which was unusually long and resembled closely in appear ance that of a bear. The mother of the monstrosity was in no way remarkable and appeared to re- gard with the utmost favor her strange offspring. As the mother bore the brand of John V. Mead ows, one of the leading stockmen of the Basin, the same iron was placed on the calf, which was again turned loose on the range. It is thought that this strange freak of nature is owing to the mother having been frightened Dy q bear during pregnancy.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09
Labor and Food.

The human body never cea5 5es
 to work. Even in the most pro.
 found slumber some of the func-
 tions of life are going on, as for
 instance, breathing, the circula-
 tion of the blood, digestion when
 there is food on the stomach; and
 it follows that some part of the
 nervous system is therefore awake
 and attending to business all the
 day and night long. In the act
 of living some of the substance of
 the body is being constantly con-
 sumed. The amount of work
 done by the heart in one day in
 propelling the blood is now estl-
 mated as equal to the work of
 steam engine raising 125 tons one
 foot high, or one ton l25 feet
 high. We lose in weight by work
 ing. Weigh man after several
 hours hard labor, and he will be
 found two or three, and in ex-
 treme cases several pounds lighter.
 If we do not wish to become bank
 rupt we must replace by food the amount we have lost by labor
 Hunger and thirst are the instincts which prompt us to do this. They are like automatic alarm clocks, which at various points stop the engine to take on fuel and water. In healthy man as much is taken in as is required to maintain the weight of the body against loss. Nature keeps the account. On one side is so much food spent in work; on the other, so much re- ceived into the stomach for diges- tion. They should balance like the accounts of an honest book keeper. In an unhealthy person the instinct of hunger becomes disordered and does not sound the alarm, and so the person goes on working without eating until he becomes pauperiZed; or the in stinct works too frequently, and he eats too much and clogs the vital machinery. A calculation of the business done in the body re- veals the fact that for a hard-work- ing person about Sa pounds of food and drink are used up daily; some bodies use more and some less, but this is the average. The profit which the body gets on the has been calculated and may interest our readers. The energy stored up in the 6aa pounds of food ought to raise 3400 | tons one foot high. Most of this energy, however, is expended in keeping the body warm and its functions active. About tenth | can be spent in our bodily move ments or in work. The profit, then, on the process is about 10 per cent. This is enough to raise BIO tons one foot high each day. A profit which is quite enough for earning a good living if expended | rightly, and it is probably more than most make; but all ought to live to reach this point if pos sible.-Medical Report.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09
AGENTS:
ADVERTISING RATES
Clifton Postomce.

Regular hours from 7:s0 a. m. to I:30 p. m. Registration from 9:30 a. m. to : ?. m. Money Order hours 9:s0 a. m. to 2 D. m. Sundays, office open from II 8. m. to F m. Mail departs for SOlomonville Tuesdays, Saturdays. Mail closes 800 p. m.
 Mail for Morenci closes at 6:30 a. Rl. No foreign or mutilated money will be received for stamps box rent or postal orders. Parties calling for mail matter other than that which is addressed to themselves must present an order for delivery.
 A. C. REARDoN, P. NJ.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09

The fifteen great American in ventions of worldwide adoption are: 1, the cotton gin; 2, the plan ing machine; 3, the grass mower and reaper; 4, the rotary printing press; 5, navigation by steam; 6, the hotair engine; ', the sewing machine; s, the India-rubber in dustry; 6, the machine manufact- ure of horseshoes; 10, the sand blasts for carving; Il, the gauge lathe; 12, the grain elevator; l3, artificial ice-making on a large scale; 15, the electric magnet and its practical application; 15, the telephone.-Chicago News.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09
A Plea for the Snake.

The common prejudice against snakes finds no supporter in Dr. Abbott. He has proved that many varieties are the farmers and gardeners best friends, and has harmlessly tested on himself the biting powers of several kinds usually supposed to be poisonous. The common water snake IS one of these; our author states that they are vicious but not venomous; ''they do not hesitate to bite if IT, ritated, but the result is like the prick of a pin" This snake he has found, from frequent experi- ments, does not require constant access to the atmosphere, but can live for days in well aerated water. Another much libeled snake is the ''hog nose," often called fiat head" or adder. Dr. Abbott dis believes in the power of snakes to charm birds, and also in the "hoop" variety, about whose mode of progress such wonderful stories occasionally appear. Regarding the size which snakes are report ed to reach, he quotes the saying of an old village worthy: 'When snakes come toward folks, every foot looks a yard long.-The Enooh
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Territorial.

Territorial. Ciovernor-C. Meyer Zulick. Prescott. Secretary-Jas. A. Bayard. Prescott. Treasurer-C. B. Foster. Prescott. Superintendent of Public Instruction-C. II. Strauss. Tucson.
 Auditor-H. T. Andrews, Prescott. Commissioner of Immigration -C. II. King. Phoenix.
 Supreme Court-J. H. Wright. Chief Justice. Prescott; W. w. Porter Asso- ciate Justice, Phenix: Vim. II. Barnes, Associate Justice. Tucson
 U. $. District AttOrney-Owen T. Rouse, Tucson.
 U. $. Marshal-W. K. Meade, Tucson. Surveyor General-J. Hise. Tucson. U. s. Internal Revenue Collector-J. J. Devine. Tucson.
 Delegate to Congress-Mark A. Smith, Tombstone.
 Judge of Second Judicial District-W. ". Judge of Third Judicial District-J. H. Wright Prescott.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09

The Governor of Montana Ter ritory, in his annual report, states that a conservative estimate of the yield of the mines in gold, sil- yer, lead, and copper for the year is S26,000,000.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09

A Harvard professor has made the calculations that if men were really as big as they sometimes feel, there would be room in the United States for only two pro- fessors, three lawyers, two doctors and reporter on a Philadelphia paper. The rest of us would be crowded into the sea and have to swim for 1t.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09

Sidesaddles are slowly going out of fashion in England, and the man fashion way of riding horses is being adopted by many of the ladies. Sidesaddles have been in use since 1888.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-11-09

"No, Maria," said a Jersey granger to his wife, as they were about retiring at a summer-resort hotel, T think I know too much to blow out the gas. I brought something along with me that will fix it." So he drew out monkey wrench from his gripsack and twisted off the burner. But the next morning the coroner's jury rendered the usual verdict. ct.-Hotel Mail.